Is the name of the ODBC DSN or OLE DB linked server. dsn is varchar(128), with no default.

[ @infotype =] 'info_type'

Is the type of information to return. If info_type is not specified or if NULL is specified, all information types are returned. info_type is varchar(128), with a default of NULL, and can be one of these values.

Value

Description

DBMS_NAME

Specifies the data source vendor name.

DBMS_VERSION

Specifies the data source version.

DATABASE_NAME

Specifies the database name.

SQL_SUBSCRIBER

Specifies the data source can be a Subscriber.

[ @login =] 'login'

Is the login for the data source. If the data source includes a login, specify NULL or omit the parameter. loginis varchar(128), with a default of NULL.

[ @password =] 'password'

Is the password for the login. If the data source includes a login, specify NULL or omit the parameter. passwordis varchar(128), with a default of NULL.

[ @dso_type=] dso_type

Is the data source type. dso_type is int, and can be one of these values.